ESE ESC End of Semester Exam

Soil is made of (a)  

• weathered rocks and minerals
• dead plants and animals
• air and water
• all of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Why is soil an important natural resource? (a)  

• soil can grow crops
• soil is used to make buildings
• soil comes from bedrock
• soil is full of microbes

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The process of breaking rock and sediment into smaller pieces is known as (a)  

• Deposition
• Weathering
• Erosion
• Constructive force

When water and gravity combine to cause mechanical weathering and erosion (a)  

• A volcano may erupt
• A landslide or mudslide may result
• Tectonic plates may shift
• An island may form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Erosion is___________

• the only way to break down rocks

• the movement of rock particles by wind, water, ice, and gravity

• a process that only involves water

• the process that breaks down rock and other substances at the Earth's surface

What is the process of moving sediments from location to another? (a)  

• Deposition
• Erosion
• Weathering
• Compaction

What force is responsible for erosion and deposition in landslides? (a)  

• gravity
• ice
• wind
• temperature

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The Richter scale measures: (a)  

• the amount of radon gas released
• the movement of plates
• the strength of an earthquake
• the weight of tectonic plates

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Earthquakes under the water can cause _________________________________.

• tornadoes
• tsunamis
• lightening
• hailstorms

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The huge pieces of the earth's crust are called ____________________________. 

• crust
• plates
• directions
• seismos

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